"Esponton De Pertuisane France, 17th Century"
Esponton of pertuisaneFrance, Louis XIV Period
Iron and silver
Total Height: 41cm
Width between the ailerons: 10.7cm
Flat blade with a central edge from the tip to the socket.
The fins are symmetrical, they offer two crescent tips going upwards and two tips curved downwards.
The socket is composed of several registers
A slightly swollen ring is placed above a conical, pyramidal part,
A ring in relief follows, and ends with the body and the rings.
An olive quillon axis is crossing.
The decor consists of a soldier in arms arranged on each of the wings, against a background of volute foliage, made of silver applied in light relief.
A symbol of authority, the hallebard was a deterrent weapon that kept the crowd at bay.
On a bronze base.
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